Improvement in gates



E. 81. A. BUCKMAN.

Gate.

Patented Dec. 8, 1868.

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we l time. a v I EDWARD BUCKMAN AND ALEXANDER BUCKMAN, OF GREENBUSH,

NEW YORK.

LetteraPatent No. 84,729, dated December 8, 1868.

IIVIPROVEMENT IN GATES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it ma/y'conccrn Be it known that we, EDWARD BUCKMAN andALEXANDER BUCKMAN, both of Greenbush, in the county of RensselaenandState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in1 Gates; and we do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in which-Figure l is a side view of a gate made according to our invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of one portion of the same.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

This invention relates to that variety of gates, which, in opening orclosing, have a longitudinal and also a turning movement upon a verticalaxis; and I It consists in two latches attached to the supporting postsof the gate, and so combined with stops provided upon the gate, as toprovide a very simple and tion.

To enable others to understand the construction and operation of ourinvention, we will proceed to describe it with reference to thedrawings.

The construction of the gate itself is shown more fully in detail infig. 3; the gate being formed of vertical slats a, the lower ends ofwhich are confined between the horizontal and longitudinal strips 1),and which have their upper ends fitted in like manner between twosimilar stn'ps 0, upon the upper edges of which is secured the fiatboard or strip (1.

By thus constructing the gate, it may be very cheaply made, and isfurthermore rendered very strong and durable.

Shown at A are two pairs or sets of posts, the position of the two postsof each pair :being oblique to that of the gate when in a closedposition, and connected at the top by a cross-piece, e.

Attached centrally to each cross-piece, in such man-- gate to passbetween them, withzthe lower edges of the upper slats c resting upon thepulleys just mentioned. The pulleys of the' two frames g thus serve notonly to sustain the gate, but to facilitate the longitudinal movement ofthe same.

- Pivoted to the upper part of one of the posts of each set, is a pieceor arm, m, through the outer end of which is passed a transverse rod orbar, m, which, with the arms m, constitutes latches, the ofiice of whichwill presently herein appear.

, At the upper side or top of the gate, near each end thereof, is astop, at, the two stops being so arranged that when the gate is broughtto a closed position, the two latches will drop at the inner ends of thestops n, in such manner as to prevent any longitudinal movement of thegate, thus efi'ectu'ally locking the same in its closed position.

-In opening the gate, it is necessary to lift but one of the latches,whereupon the gate may be moved longitudinally away from such latch toany desired extent, the end of the gate 'being brought away from thepulleys c of one of the pulley-frames g. hen the gate is' brought withits weight nearly balanced upon the pulleys of the remainingpulley-frame, it may be turned around, at right angles to its formerposition, as indicated in red outline in figs. l and 2, to wholly openthe space between the two sets of posts. 1 v

Provided at a slight distance from the ground, be tween the two sets ofposts, is a roller, 0', and situated in line with the gate, when thesame is in a closed position, at the outer side of one or both sets ofthe posts withthe supporting posts and the stops upon the gate,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

EDWARD BUOKMAN. ALEX, BUGKMAN. Witnesses:

JOHN SEE, Sn, ABM. MILLER.

